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strawberry runner advice

  • 01-07-2013 9:31am
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    firestarter51
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    i have three huge strawberry plants very healthy yeilding a good crop, my query is, i have alot of runners coming off them, what is the best thing to do with them, normally i just cut them and discard ?


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    wait4me
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    firestarter51 wrote: »
    i have three huge strawberry plants very healthy yeilding a good crop, my query is, i have alot of runners coming off them, what is the best thing to do with them, normally i just cut them and discard ?
    I normally pin the runners into separate pots of compost and when they root there I cut them off from the mother plant. Sometimes you get good new plants - my batch from last year disappointed me this year though.


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    firestarter51
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    wait4me wrote: »
    I normally pin the runners into separate pots of compost and when they root there I cut them off from the mother plant. Sometimes you get good new plants - my batch from last year disappointed me this year though.

    The weather is a bit better this year so I will give it a try thanks


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